Middlesbrough take on Sunderland in the Wear-Tees derby, hoping to extend their positive record over their rivals. Boro have lost just one of their last nine meetings with the Wearsiders and will be hoping to extend that record this afternoon. Something similar to last season's result, when they won 4-0 at the Stadium of Light, would do nicely.

Follow live coverage as Sunderland face Middlesbrough in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.